Access Consultancy

Latest

Aims, Plans and Our Artistic Statement

Over the next four years, Shape Arts will build on our existing legacy by focussing on five strategic aims.
Shape Open 2019: Artists Announced

The artists chosen to exhibit at the 2019 Shape Open are announced. They will participate in the Shape Open exhibition at Bow Arts in September.
Are we going around in circles?

With the Shape Open deadline a week away, the Open’s coordinator Isabella Tulloch shares her insights into this year’s host and pointers on the theme ‘In Circles'.
We want your zines!

Contribute to our growing Zine Library by disabled artists.

Artists' studio spaces in London

Links to art studio spaces and facilities in London
Social Model of Disability

What do we actually mean by 'disabled'? Why do we say 'disability' and 'disabled' instead of 'diffability', 'differently-abled', 'special' or 'different'? What are disabling barriers?
Breaking the barriers to creative excellence

Find out about Shape's philosophy, guiding aims and principles
Shape Open 2017 - Power: The Politics of Disability

The Shape Open 2017 exhibition – 'Power: The Politics of Disability' - will take place in East London from 19 January to 2 February.
How to Put On an Accessible Exhibition

A short guide for curators, programmers and exhibition organisers on ensuring that the exhibition you’re putting on is accessible and inclusive of disabled people
Shape Open 2018: Collective Influence

The 2018 Shape Open exhibition – 'Collective Influence' – takes place in East London from 22 March to 5 April
ARMB: Oliver MacDonald Residency at Turner Contemporary

Oliver Macdonald’s Shape Arts ARMB Residency at Turner Contemporary
How to Get an Exhibition

A ‘walkthrough’ guide for artists, created in collaboration with art criticism duo The White Pube, on how to get an exhibition
Disability Equality Training

Improve how your organisation works with disabled people, and become more diverse and inclusive as a result
My Life | Shape Open 2016

The 2016 Shape Open explores themes related to disability through the title ‘My Life’.